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Is the primary care and hospital divide outdated? We look at both sides of the argument about whether they should be separate specialties

Authors :
Street, Lesley
Billingham, Kate
Source :
Nursing Times. Jan 7, 2003, Vol. 99 Issue 1, 18-19
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

The debate over the division between hospital nursing and community nursing is examined. The author arguing for keeping the division sees the job of the hospital nurse and the community care nurse as very different. The author arguing for ending the division says that uniting the two forms of health care would be beneficial to the patient.

Details

ISSN :
09547762
Volume :
99
Issue :
1
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Nursing Times
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.98769292